I went to an excellent play last night at the "Teatro De la luna". It's name is "Volvió una noche" and it was written by Eduardo Rovner. Anyone who is an adult and has a traditional style mother can probably relate to this play. Even if they don't speak any Spanish. The play runs a translation in English over the play, and it is fun to watch even if one is a gringo like me....
The play is about a son and his mother. The son is a Jewish "Pedicurist" (sort of like a Podiatrist but with training more like that of a Physician Assistant), and plays violin in a Tango Quartet. He's been dutifully visiting his dead mother for ten years, when he accidently lets slip that he's about to get married. This literally wakes the dead and his mother comes to visit and find out whats really going on.
The story also has a subplot about the Repression in Argentina. This subplot is conveyed extremely subtly in order to get around censors and prosecutors who would have removed any direct criticism and arrested the playright. The military is symbolized by a demented Angel who would crush any creativity and punish people for deviating from the norm.
Chris
Posted by cholte at May 9, 2008 12:02 PMHi, Chris - I'm glad to see some theatrical reviews popping up here. I saw an interesting show a week or so ago. It was entitled "Attack of the Minnesota Normals" - about the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and how it was used to define what was psychologically "normal" throughout the 50's. The standards for what was "normal" were all white, rural, Protestant Minnesotans, and this caused a lot of problems.
I have a friend who's a theatre director, and I really enjoy going to see his shows, too. I'd like to see more endorsement of the Arts here at FWP Thanks for this.
Best, Wahzoh
Posted by: Byrd in LA at May 12, 2008 02:46 PM